Glassware and method of making same



Oct. 18, 1932. Av H; STEWART GLASSWARE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Jan. 24, 1930 INVENTOR Patented Oct. 18, 1932 warren STATES PAT NT OFFICE ANDREW H. STEWART, 0F SHIELDS, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB TO THE PHOENIX GLASS CO'MPANY, OF MONACA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 01. VIB- GINIA GLASSWARE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Application filed January 24, 1930. Serial 1%. 423,035.

I: stations for their decorative effect and as sign displays.

In the making of illuminated signs. and decorative globes, it is desirable that the decorative coloring and lettering be applied 3 to the inner walls of the globes so that they will not become worn off through exposure to the weather. type, it is difficult to apply coloring to the interior surfaces thereof, because of the re- J stricted opening through which access must be ordinarily had to the interior of the globe.

One object of my invention isto provide means and a method whereby the interior surfaces of canteen globes and the like may :5 be readily decorated.

Another object of my lnvention is to provide a globe structure of generally improved form.

One manner in which my invention may so be practised is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a face view of a globe; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the structure of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shows the parts of the structure of Fig. 2 in disassembled 33 relation; Fig. 4 shows a glass plate from which one of the faces of Fig. 2 may be formed, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view thereof.

The globe as a whole is designated by the numeral 6 and is intended to be mounted upon a pedestal and to contain a lamp for illuminating the same, as is common in this art. In the manufacture of the globe, the glass is blown to the general form indicated by Fig. 3, in accordance with conmion practice in the glass-blowing art. In order to In globes of the canteenpermit of conveniently decoratingthe interior of the body portion 7 ofthe globe along the inner side of its edge wall or rim portion, by paint, for example, as indicated at 8, I out an opening through one face or side of the body portion 7 as indicated at 9. Preferably I remove substantially the entire face of the body portion 7 The disc or glass thus removed from the globe after it has been blown may be discarded or employed as a face plate for another andperhaps smaller size globe.

By the provision of'the enlarged opening through the side of the globe, the inner surface of the rim portion of the globe is made accessible for decorating purposes. Since the completed globe is intended to be illuminated' for visibility of display mattenc'arried by the sides of the globe, it is desirable that the rim portion be decorated to'control s the transmission of light and color therethrough with a less degree of intensity than that of the sides, and to serve to set off the display matter on the sides while enhancing the appearance of the globe even when the:

globe is not illuminated. Such decorations may, of course, be simply a coating of paint of the desired color or may be an elaborate and fanciful design of varied colors, as desired, conveniently applied through the open side of the globe. The interior decorations of the globe will, of course, be visible exteriorly thereof.

The coating of paint 8 can be readily applied through the opening at 9 and this paint 1 may be of either ordinary paint or one of the well-knowntypes of paint that can. be

burned on after it is applied to the glass.

The face plates 10 and 11 which carry the letering or the decorations that are to be il-:

luminated by a lamp within the globe have such lettering and decorative coloring applied thereto, preferably while they are in the fiat condition as shown in Figs 4 and 5.

It is obviously more convenient to apply lettering to a flat plate than to one that is curved.

The face plates 10 and 11 are then heated to soften them and permit of their being bent to the form shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and may be fired to affix. the coloring thereto. The coloring is preferably applied to the inner surfaces of these plates 10 and 11 so that they will not be exposed to the weather. The plates 10 and 11 are fastened in place by cement 12 and by screws or bolts 13.

The side wall 764 of the glooe 7 may be removed if desired, but I prefer to retain the same because of the increased strength which t imparts to the globe and because removal thereof is not necessary to permit of decorating the interior of the rimportion of the globe.

The sides or faces ofthe globe are provided with an annular shoulder at the point of juncture between each side and the rim of the globe, such shoulders being preferably formed b deoressin the faces of the lobe i b b Where they join with the rim. Removal of one of the sides to permit access to the interior of the globe naturally weakens the globe. However, by cementing the edges of the face plates 10 and 11 to the shoulders at 12,'the plates serve as bracing members for the rim with practically the same effect as the removed side, thereby restoring sub- I stantially the original strength of the globe. I prefer, however, to cut out only a portion of the side of the globe, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the remaining portion of the cut-out side forming a flange member which serves to stiffen the sho'ulder'and the rim of the globe and, also, serves as a seating surface for the face plate. Such cut-out portion of the side will be of such size as to expose the major portion of the face plate to the interior of the globe. The face plate can then be positioned and supported on the flange member and connected to the shoulder, thus adding to the strength of the structure.

- I claim as my invention 1. A sign globe comprising an all-glass body having a rim portion and side portions, the rim being of circular form and the said bod havin an annular shoulder formed in V each side, at the point of juncture between said rim and said side, one of the said sides being cut away adjacent to the said shoulder to form an opening permitting access to the inner surface of said rim portion, visible decorating material on said surface adjacent to said shoulder, and a face plate covering the said opening and cemented at its edges to the adjacent shoulder.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a display device, adapted to be illuminated i11- teriorly, consisting of an all-glass hollow globe having a rim portion provided with an open neck formed integrally therewith,

disc-like side portions integral with the rim,

ANDREW H. STENART. 

